First off, let me start my saying that I was in the market for a new next generation console and for me, the console had to be an HD console, since I thought it would go very well with my Sony Bravia HDTV that I've had for over a year now. Now of course, my main concern was hardware reliability. I've heard way too many stories of RROD on the Xbox 360, including online reports saying that it had the highest failure rate out of all the three consoles. The Wii was out because it's not HD. The choice was obviously Sony, given that Sony hasn't failed me in the past (My PS2 and PSOne still work to this day).
However, after receiving this bundle, I realize I had paid too much. Despite the good reviews about Little Big Planet (it got 9.0 and 9.5 from Gamespot and IGN respectively), Little Big Planet didn't interest me. Maybe I thought it was too kiddy or whatnot, but these are my own opinions and do not reflect the opinions of everyone else. If you're interested in LBP, you might still want to skip out on this bundle. Keep reading, I'll explain more.
The next thing I realized was that I didn't NEED 250 GB. Not ever. Why did I think I needed 250 GB? Well, I have an external hard drive that contains LOADS of HD movies. But when I tried plugging it into the PS3, guess what? The PS3 couldn't read it! I spent 5 minutes looking like a dummy trying to find it on the PS3 user interface. I did some research online and found out that the PS3 only reads FAT32 formatted hard drives, and not NTFS formatted hard drives, which was what I had. For those of you who don't know, FAT32 has a transfer limit of 4GB. That means you can't transfer any file that is more than 4 GB. 99% of my HD movies were more than 4 GB in size. Thus, I wasn't going to format my external just for the PS3. And I'm not going to pay for any movies on the Playstation online store. I already have all my movies on my external, so why would I pay for them again? Point is, the majority of the people out there who are cheap like me won't need 250 GB.
The last complaint I have is important. The bundle did NOT include the new CECH-2101B model. It actually included the old CECH-2001B model. The difference between the two is that the old model sports a 65nm RSX graphics chip, whereas the new model sports a 40nm RSX chip. The chip with the lower nm is better because it does the same as the higher nm chip, but it does so using less electricity, and thus produces less heat. So, you will benefit by having a quieter system, cheaper electric bill, and having a lesser chance for your PS3 to YLOD (system failure from overheating). People will say that it doesn't make a big difference, but I say that with a 350 dollar console (the most I've ever paid for a console), I'd rather have peace-of-mind. Now, I probably wouldn't be complaining about this if I had bought my PS3 months ago. But since the new model came out in March 2010, and it is now June, I expected that I would get the new model. If you bought the 120 GB version on Amazon, you will get the new model, as many people have confirmed.
Overall, I'd highly recommend getting the 120 GB version and an HDMI cable separately. I would've gotten the Sony HDMI cables anyway, but the total price would still have been less than that of this bundle. Also, with the 120 GB version, I would've gotten the newer model (remember, my main concern was hardware failure). Good things about the PS3: it's great, upscales DVD's to 1080p, has a wireless adapter, can play blu-ray, can play PSOne games (though on an LCD HDTV, it looks ugly), the user interface is very easy to use, and Final Fantasy XIII looks absolutely gorgeous in all of its 1080p glory.
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